Sacré Coeur et Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7ov95ZoLbV_GmRGiQpNZGCjQWp33ORLq0r5jtDRy269wXl616Ib11p5rgBQFsZ9sD9stsXBXR23S6mrHucwjOdC7fd2hHnyZpqcD_38irmB0Bb2FxDvpulZUGzff_U87fg6jVSbNl8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7ov95ZoLbV_GmRGiQpNZGCjQWp33ORLq0r5jtDRy269wXl616Ib11p5rgBQFsZ9sD9stsXBXR23S6mrHucwjOdC7fd2hHnyZpqcD_38irmB0Bb2FxDvpulZUGzff_U87fg6jVSbNl8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris skyline</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the rooftop of Printemps, looking north/northeast,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one can see a soft palette of colors </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the outline of Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(The tower to the left of Sacré Coeur </div><div style="text-align: center;">is the basilica's bell tower)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Paris skyline from Printemps</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75009, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div>

Sacré Coeur et Sainte-Trinité

Paris skyline From the rooftop of Printemps, looking north/northeast, one can see a soft palette of colors  in the outline of Sacré Coeur an...

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l'apartement

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiKSkqDtPfRerIi4nt1YN4yg6Z8j9om29tzlRYQ8NIOKB5T_srqDn2z6XTUdswpJtgzwK1shxN6DyhX4dH2viRx3lCyCuJlWpUccOFk57q3pvtuv32ukxw_-swl_39uQpHbLfB31LS6Y/s1600/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiKSkqDtPfRerIi4nt1YN4yg6Z8j9om29tzlRYQ8NIOKB5T_srqDn2z6XTUdswpJtgzwK1shxN6DyhX4dH2viRx3lCyCuJlWpUccOFk57q3pvtuv32ukxw_-swl_39uQpHbLfB31LS6Y/s640/All+of+trip+--+071404+through+072604+071.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a grand piano,</div><div style="text-align: center;">art, a wall of books in French,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and fabulous views,</div><div style="text-align: center;">even the laundry looked better </div><div style="text-align: center;">from this 6th floor window</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

l'apartement

With a grand piano, art, a wall of books in French, and fabulous views, even the laundry looked better  from this 6th floor window Rue du Fa...

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Le Perchoir - mes amis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi7QvT3MSlvqLQdS4zZ6SsgGPV-IKlB2niVOkK_uR6FBjEa9Tu7qnmtAfL3GlzqarnboOKA4RkwgPvWfEuK3gbrZzLdEewS8qcCRoaBHI59K1tUbzK0TfN-xWKZDwerv7wyvZbbAnIiA/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+209+DSC_9162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi7QvT3MSlvqLQdS4zZ6SsgGPV-IKlB2niVOkK_uR6FBjEa9Tu7qnmtAfL3GlzqarnboOKA4RkwgPvWfEuK3gbrZzLdEewS8qcCRoaBHI59K1tUbzK0TfN-xWKZDwerv7wyvZbbAnIiA/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+209+DSC_9162.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Perchoir</div><div style="text-align: center;">(the rooftop bar)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were only three of us that evening, </div><div style="text-align: center;">plus the family of one of the workers, two or three others.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a sunset and drinks, </div><div style="text-align: center;">chatted with these two who were pouring the beverages, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a wonderful evening in this magical place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I returned to Le Perchoir a few months ago,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> there were hundreds of people in the space, </div><div style="text-align: center;">most of whom were twenty-somethings.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It had lost a bit of the mystique but still worth it for the view.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see what it looked like last November, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2014/01/le-perchoir-rooftop-bar.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Perchoir - mes amis

Le Perchoir (the rooftop bar) There were only three of us that evening,  plus the family of one of the workers, two or three others. We enjo...

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Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking northwest,</div><div style="text-align: center;">shows at least two churches on the horizon:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is about four blocks away </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the recognizable Sacré Coeur in the distance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">a view of churches from Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième,  looking northwest, shows at least two churches on the horizon:   Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations ...

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Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From a vantage point above the streets, </div><div style="text-align: center;">these two magnificent churches </div><div style="text-align: center;">provide a focal point above the rooftops and chimneys </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Paris' 9ième and 18ième arrondissements.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(linking to <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">inSPIRED Sunday</a>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75018, Paris</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Église de la Sainte-Trinité</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Place d'Estienne d'Orves</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris </i></span></span></div>

Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Sacré Coeur Sainte-Trinité From a vantage point above the streets,  these two magnificent churches  provide a focal point above the rooftops...

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Église Saint Augustin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfDJ9Wwn2aaEjCD5n99mkhCfn5b5tJyu45hTYTMOTopbgWqJrY1kcRIsGVgDtbRFl684fz6v8MG5mE6Ad69eecsZa8gUOAQuBnOQj4_DhAagJemF8jIIadEdS8hnd9G48v4om6UKJqc0/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfDJ9Wwn2aaEjCD5n99mkhCfn5b5tJyu45hTYTMOTopbgWqJrY1kcRIsGVgDtbRFl684fz6v8MG5mE6Ad69eecsZa8gUOAQuBnOQj4_DhAagJemF8jIIadEdS8hnd9G48v4om6UKJqc0/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Augustin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This church of the Second Empire, built between 1860 and 1871 by Victor Baltard, stands above the city landscape.  Saint-Augustin is almost 330 feet long and the dome stands over 260 feet high. The church incorporates several architectural styles, Roman, Gothic, Byzantine and Renaissance, and it is uniquely the first church in Paris to be built around a metal frame.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although you cannot tell from this perspective, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the church sits majestically at the convergence of many large boulevards, </div><div style="text-align: center;">courtesy of Baron  Haussmann,  It is recognizable from a distance for its red cupola.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Augustin</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv">8, avenue César Caire</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv">75008, Paris</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="kno-fv"> </span></div>

Église Saint Augustin

Église Saint Augustin This church of the Second Empire, built between 1860 and 1871 by Victor Baltard, stands above the city landscape.  Sai...

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pots de chiminées - Chimney pots

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FYCR0xxdHHlrjYf5_b390yN5UyVVD5ZNsncm2Kk71q3YK4H_yhegzk4Q7ekHthKJL85HVbM6UkngPFyMxh6QMPLuGOy-Pm46kGVoxV8wtpoZfHhB740HmuIXaTxUbZxLEIKYlFyEkVA/s1600/2011+Nov+day+5+DSC_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FYCR0xxdHHlrjYf5_b390yN5UyVVD5ZNsncm2Kk71q3YK4H_yhegzk4Q7ekHthKJL85HVbM6UkngPFyMxh6QMPLuGOy-Pm46kGVoxV8wtpoZfHhB740HmuIXaTxUbZxLEIKYlFyEkVA/s1600/2011+Nov+day+5+DSC_0004.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chimney pots</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chimney pots in abundance on this rooftop near Sacré Coeur </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">make a charming scene with turquoise-framed windows </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">jutting from the mansard roof.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just imagine:  The view from these windows is Sacré Coeur, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the lawn, and a delightful carrousel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Lamarck</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

pots de chiminées - Chimney pots

Chimney pots Chimney pots in abundance on this rooftop near Sacré Coeur  make a charming scene with turquoise-framed windows  jutting from t...

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Le Perchoir - a rooftop bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxeZ5VnEvoVgX1hqGb1KENAarFahWxx21Zejl-rwPZ9MGIinysc7vZkrU4oHn5WesOTUveLsCffHIzcgKd6_ZfVtqCW1WxCKUCYeJBIZWiaCId42ihFr-Ryp7_vUamHI5vdZvXUkr7T4/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+242+DSC_9195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxeZ5VnEvoVgX1hqGb1KENAarFahWxx21Zejl-rwPZ9MGIinysc7vZkrU4oHn5WesOTUveLsCffHIzcgKd6_ZfVtqCW1WxCKUCYeJBIZWiaCId42ihFr-Ryp7_vUamHI5vdZvXUkr7T4/s640/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+242+DSC_9195.jpg" width="700" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://leperchoir.fr/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le Perchoir</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(the perch)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This stunning rooftop bar is 7 flights up with a view from each corner.  It is found on an unlikely industrial office street with no sign or indication of what could be found inside.  Feeling certain that I had the correct address, it still made me a bit uneasy that I had led Peter (Peter's Paris) and Virginia (Paris Through My Lens) on a wild goose-chase.  We walked through large (open) industrial doors into an open space and found an open winding staircase.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When we reached the top of the building (by the elevator) we found a delightful 360° view of Paris.  Looking at the bar, it made me think of a Moorish tent in the middle of the desert.  We enjoyed beverages and took many photos before leaving this oasis in the 11ième arrondissement.  </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do not miss this and get there early as the rooftop is limited to 110 persons.  There is a wonderful restaurant on the floor below for which you will need reservations.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Perchoir</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Le Perchoir - a rooftop bar

Le Perchoir (the perch) This stunning rooftop bar is 7 flights up with a view from each corner.  It is found on an unlikely industrial offic...

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Des tours, des flèches, des clochers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvsEuZLHGVMtaD71ZmGUEDalWWO4hsX_DBXvJp_e7_BHMfl13LoWf3aB5Rz6PgeZcVSRtLbL2P9sRyZ0l-p8GJeQrPQAKQmLghyEJGcmmbRFZxCShlen5YfftbzlZ09cSQFKKVyFQypA/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+105+DSC_8771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvsEuZLHGVMtaD71ZmGUEDalWWO4hsX_DBXvJp_e7_BHMfl13LoWf3aB5Rz6PgeZcVSRtLbL2P9sRyZ0l-p8GJeQrPQAKQmLghyEJGcmmbRFZxCShlen5YfftbzlZ09cSQFKKVyFQypA/s640/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+105+DSC_8771.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Towers, steeples, spires...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can you name these famous Paris landmarks?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from rooftop level.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mystery location </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Des tours, des flèches, des clochers

Towers, steeples, spires... Can you name these famous Paris landmarks? Seen from rooftop level. Mystery location 75004, Paris

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la Grande Arche de la Defense - "Height"

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10602398935/" title="2013 0521 Tues_167DSC_5586 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0521 Tues_167DSC_5586" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/10602398935_1a29824fdd_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Height"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Theme for November 2013</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">City Daily Photo Blogs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of la Grande Arche de la Defense dwarfs the surrounding rooftops.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The height restrictions for buildings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">have limited the number of towering structures and their locations.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>See the other contributions to theme day <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/10/november-gallery-heights.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Avenue de la Grande-Armée</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div>

la Grande Arche de la Defense - "Height"

"Height" Theme for November 2013 City Daily Photo Blogs Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height  of la Grande Arche de la ...

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Les toits de Paris

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9923414826/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_35DSC_8629 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_35DSC_8629" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/9923414826_556001566c_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From the rooftop of Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...the view is spectacular</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do you see the boxes on the roof of Palais Garnier?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">bee hives!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can you get me a ticket to that roof?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I would be ever so grateful...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the bees!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The rooftops of Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Printemps terrace</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard Haussmann</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les toits de Paris

From the rooftop of Printemps ...the view is spectacular Do you see the boxes on the roof of Palais Garnier? bee hives! Can you get me a tic...

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Le Printemps, Palais Garnier, et les toits de Paris

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9132284412/" title="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_66DSC_8660 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 6 Saturday_66DSC_8660" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/9132284412_a32467f2a3_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Taken from the rooftop of Printemps, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">one can see the two towers of Printemps, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the magnificence of Palais Garnier, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and many familiar outlines of Paris buildings.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh, you will always see many cranes obliterating the skyline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">64, boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div>

Le Printemps, Palais Garnier, et les toits de Paris

Taken from the rooftop of Printemps,  one can see the two towers of Printemps,  the magnificence of Palais Garnier,  and many familiar outli...

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Les toits et le chat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTqdpGvA8CgF3TqbF4n7UWVYxT_34_D_0n540U_J0SR30oVTKyHlzEVRXqsXO147RWan-xBNXiik4BffEfLcVnATDLOPxNdA0Ij_tGQo4c3yl_1Xrv_yzHCWlZtzmpyiDMlndIBYlu-E/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_188DSC_9300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTqdpGvA8CgF3TqbF4n7UWVYxT_34_D_0n540U_J0SR30oVTKyHlzEVRXqsXO147RWan-xBNXiik4BffEfLcVnATDLOPxNdA0Ij_tGQo4c3yl_1Xrv_yzHCWlZtzmpyiDMlndIBYlu-E/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_188DSC_9300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Les toits et le chat</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On a gray rainy day in Paris this yellow cat can be seen grinning on the roofs from Montmartre to Vanves.  This one was seen among the chimney pots of the 6ème Arrondissement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If it is raining where you are today, may you find a hidden smile.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les toits et le chat

Les toits et le chat On a gray rainy day in Paris this yellow cat can be seen grinning on the roofs from Montmartre to Vanves.  This one was...

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Église Saint-Augustin III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(seen last Sunday <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/01/eglise-saint-augustin.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></span>) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of Printemps.  In addition to the thousands of rooftops and chimneys, the majestic Saint-Augustin stands high above most every other building.  The church is 100 meters long and the dome height is 80 meters (262 feet).  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This Byzantine structure, completed in 1871, was one of the first large buildings in Paris built around a metal frame.  It pleases me greatly that the dome is rouge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Église Saint-Augustin</em></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>8, avenue Cesar Caire</em></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div>

Église Saint-Augustin III

Église Saint-Augustin (seen last Sunday here ) This photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of Printemps.  In addition to the thousands of ...

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Combien de cheminées?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhD7WhdeppOtFqHQOb43rzpMQLczPKzTb32SonoZIstefMzXYrARptceDin8K3jvflgb3QLXlGZSoVUK1UahbD_mhPAhI-tUsj87ywl6uc15e5z0Md3cMoLQ60tdesHHwgM6udsWgqlM/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_40DSC_8634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhD7WhdeppOtFqHQOb43rzpMQLczPKzTb32SonoZIstefMzXYrARptceDin8K3jvflgb3QLXlGZSoVUK1UahbD_mhPAhI-tUsj87ywl6uc15e5z0Md3cMoLQ60tdesHHwgM6udsWgqlM/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_40DSC_8634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How many chimneys?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">...too many to count!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from the rooftop of Printemps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">64, boulevard Haussmann</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">My blog "disappeared" for two days and my email was "gone" as well - </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Don't forget to back up your blog!  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Combien de cheminées?

How many chimneys? ...too many to count! Seen from the rooftop of Printemps Printemps 64, boulevard Haussmann 75009, Paris My blog "dis...

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